Science & Technology

DARPA is attempting to ‘slow biological time’0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 8, 2018
Known as Biostasis, the program aims to increase the odds of survival for injured soldiers on the battlefield.

By David Aragorn
Scientists observe a new quantum particle with properties of ball lightning 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 6, 2018
Scientists at Amherst College and Aalto University have created, for the first time a three-dimensional skyrmion in a quantum gas. The skyrmion was predicted theoretically over 40 years ago, but only now has it been observed experimentally.

By David Aragorn
Scientists create complex transmembrane proteins from scratch 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 2, 2018
It is now possible to create complex, custom-designed transmembrane proteins from scratch, scientists report this week. The advance, led by molecular engineers at the University of Washington Institute for Protein Design, will enable researchers to create transmembrane proteins not found in nature to perform specific tasks.

By David Aragorn
Swarm of 200 Earthquakes Hits Yellowstone – Here’s What That Means 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 2, 2018
A swarm of more than 200 earthquakes struck Yellowstone National Park over the past two weeks, but that probably doesn’t mean the “big one” is coming anytime soon, according to geologists from the park. The 200 temblors began on Feb. 8 and ramped up on Feb. 15 in an area about 8 miles (13 kilometers)

By David Aragorn
Do you know where your xenon is? Maybe it’s hanging out with iron and nickel in the Earth’s core 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 2, 2018
The application of extreme pressure dramatically affects the chemical properties of xenon, so that it stops acting aloof and interacts with iron and nickel.

By David Aragorn
Virus that lives in Yellowstone hot springs described 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 2, 2018
A new study explains how a lemon-shaped virus assembles itself and how the virus ejects the DNA it carries into host cells.

By David Aragorn
Exotic state of matter: An atom full of atoms 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 28, 2018
Scientists have provided proof for a new state of matter: an electron orbits a nucleus at a great distance, while many other atoms are bound inside the orbit.

By David Aragorn
Burkina Faso Set for Risky GM Mosquitoes Trial with ‘No Benefits’0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 27, 2018
Genetically modified (GM) “male-sterile” mosquitoes are due to be released in Burkina Faso this year by the Target Malaria research consortium. However, Target Malaria, which is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation amongst others, acknowledges that there are no benefits to the proposed GM mosquito release.

By David Aragorn
A new form of light could power next-gen quantum computers 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 24, 2018
Photons can hang out in groups and share information, it turns out.

By David Aragorn
The Chameleon the size of an Ant 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 23, 2018
Life is hazardous when you risk being run over by a millipede

By David Aragorn